Combination vanity case



Feb. 18, 1936. E. E. ERlKsoN 2,031,363

COMBINATION VANITY CASE Filed Jan. 23, 1935 I/ I Y /5 @IILIMIMLMIII'MMHHW l INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT 4OFFICE npplicaton January 28,

1935, sei-mno. 3,830

1 Claim. .(Cl.' l2206-38) This invention relates to combination vanity' cases and its general object is to provide a case that is not only capable of housing a number ofrtoilet articles and cosmetics, but also cigarettes and a lighter in a compact and conveniently removable manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined vanity and cigarette case, that is waterproof, with the result it can be carried in the water and on the person of a bather, without fear of any of its contents becoming wet.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined vanity and cigarette case that is not only waterproof, but certain articles such as the lighter is retained in an air-tight or sealed compartment so that the fumes or odor therefrom cannot come in contact or commingle with the cosmetics, especially the powder and the waterproof feature of the case excludes air from the cigarettes, so that they are retained fresh for a prolonged period of time.

Another object of the invention is to provide a case of the character set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely eicient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanyingirawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side View of the case which forms the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3 3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 4 4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken approximately on line 5 5 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 6 6 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken approximate- 1y 0n line 1 1 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral l indicates the body of my case,

yn'd it will be noted that the case in its entirety is relatively narrow and rectangular in formation, so that it can be conveniently carried on the person of the user. v

Surrounding the walls of the body adjacent to 5 their upper ends is a flange 2 that extends upwardly in 'spaced relation with respect to the walls to provide a channel for the purpose of receiving a gasket 3 that is formed from compressible material such as rubber, and the gasket 10 is held within the channel through the instrumentality of cement or other material, and especially by a bead 4 that extends outwardly from the walls of the body as best shown in Figure 3. Disposed Within the body at the forward portion l5 thereof and to one side is a compartment 5 for the purpose of receiving a lighter of the usual combustible fluid type. 'I'he channel provided by the flange 2 extends on two sides of the upper end of the compartment 5, but I also provide a channel for the other two sides, and the gasket is provided'withan extension 6 to be received in the last named channel, which communicates with the channel formed by the flange, as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 4.

The compartment 5 may not extend to the bottom of the body, and a solid portion may be provided, as shown in Figure 3 of the form illustrated, which likewise has arranged therein a relatively small compartment 'l for the purpose 30 of receiving an article of cosmetic, such as a combined lip stick and eyebrow pencil, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. The compartment 'l is disposed laterally of the compartment 5.

The remaining portion of the body, includes a relatively large compartment 8 that is primarily designed to receive cigarettes, as best shown in Figure 4, as well as a comb and a mirror which for distinction are indicated by the reference numerals 9 and I0 respectively, the comb and mir- 40 ror being disposed in contact with one of the side walls of the body so that they can be conveniently removed without interference from the cigarettes, in the event the compartment 8 is filled therewith, as shown in Figure 4.

The body is provided with a cover that is hollow but includes partitions for a purpose which will be presently apparent, and the cover which is indicated by the reference numeral Il is hingedly secured to the upper end of the rear wall of the body as best shown in Figure 6. The cover is held in closed position through the instrumentality of a latching means, and formed on the front wall of the body is a projection l2 that provides a chamber I3 which has secured 65 .i therein and rising therefrom a spring latch arm Il, the latter having a hooked upper end to receive a hooked lower end of a keeper I5 that is secured within a chamber provided by a pro- Jection Ii formed on the forward end of the cover Il. The latch arm has extending therefrom a stud I1 that likewise extends through the projection I2 to act as a button or finger piece to move the latch arm away from its keeper, so that the cover can be released for movement to its open position.

Arranged in the forward portion of the cover is a chamber I8 for receiving the upper end of the striking element of the lighter. and the remaining space of the cover is divided into compartments by a partition I9. One of these compartments is indicated by the reference numeral 20 and is of a size to accommodate an ample amount of face powder, while the other compartment 2| is adapted to receive rouge. These compartments are closed by a lid 22 that is hingedly secured along one of its longitudinal edges to a partition 23 that extends longitudinally of the cover to provide a relatively long compartment 24 to accommodate the upper end portions of the mirror and comb, as shown in Figure 7. The lid 22 is provided with means for retaining it closed as shown in Figure 7, and this means includes a curved ear 25 receivable by a teat 2B extending from the side wall of the cover.

The walls of the cover are thickened about the entire lower edge thereof to provide a shoulder disposed above the lower edge and engageable with the upper edge of the iiange 2, as best shown in Figure 3, while the lower edge of the cover is received in the ilange provided by the channel, for engagement with the gasket I in order to provide a leak proof connection as will be apparent.

The inner walls 21 of the chamber I8 have their lower ends shouldered to contact the upper edges of the compartment 5, and to provide downwardly extending lower end portions to engage the extension of the gasket that is received in the inner channel portion that is disposed about the upper end of the compartment l, as clearly Ml inFigure 6, withtheresultitwillbelemtbt when the cover is in closed position, an air-thi* `ioint is provided between the cover and the cillipartment 5, so that it is impossible for the im. or the like from the lighter to come in contact with the other articles or eosmetics within the case, and such is a very important feature especially when considering the face powder as the fumes and odor would counteract the odor of the powder.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will be obvious that I have provided a combined case that is capable oi housing a plurality of articles and the like including cigarettes and a lighter, in a waterproof manner and so that the cigarettes are retained in a fresh condition, yet any one of the articles or cigarettes can be removed with very little eort and conveniently used.

It is thought from the foregoing that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination, size, shape and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A case comprising a body having compartments therein, a cover for said body, means for securing the cover in closed position, said cover having compartments and a chamber therein, a lid for closing the compartments of the cover, a flange surrounding the upper end of the body and providing a channel, said channel having a branch channel cooperating therewith for disposal about one of the compartments of the body, a compressible gasket in the channel and the branch thereof, and means extending from the cover to be received by the gasket to provide a leak proof connection between the cover and body, and the chamber and the last mentioned compartment.

ERIK ELOF ERIKSON. 

